Anthony Davis scored 34 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 109-102 to level their NBA Western Conference first round play-off series.
Davis, 28, also served up 10 rebounds, while LeBron James added 23 points for the Lakers to level the series at 1-1.
“Since last year, LeBron has been on me about perfection, playing hard and playing in environments like this.”
Fall as a family, rise as a family. #LakersFamily pic.twitter.com/jrphZFByI3
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 26, 2021
The Lakers will now switch to their home court at the Staples Center for game three of the best-of-seven series on Friday.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic scored 39 points against the Los Angeles Clippers, adding seven assists and seven rebounds in a 127-121 win.
Doncic’s second straight 30-plus-point game leaves the Mavericks 2-0 up in their Western Conference series, which now heads back to Dallas for game three on Friday and game four on Sunday.
The King’s Speech: Effortless pic.twitter.com/57SCDOjRw3
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 26, 2021
Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Joe Harris added 25 as the Brooklyn Nets eased to a 130-108 win over the Boston Celtics to lead their Eastern Conference play-off series 2-0.
The Nets entered the play-offs as favourites to land the NBA Championship but now have two matches at Boston’s TD Garden in the seven-game series.
